Pipe handling apparatus



Aug. 31, 1948. c.w. Pool.. 2,448,324

PIPE HANDLING APPARATUS 'm Illllllllh INVENToR.

CARL W. PooL ATTORNEYS Aug. 31, 1948. c. w..|=oo1.l

PIPE HANDLING APPARATUS Filed sept. 24, 194s 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented ug. 31', 1194-8 4 imo {sT-Aries ,fest-oem oserei:

PIPE HANDLING APPARATUS l ,carl W.Boo1, Wihningtomoslif. iApplioationiSeptember 24,-'1946,12SeialiNo;f 699,012

l3V Claims. (CL. 214-,4)

i1 t 2 invention :relates uto..:,pipe :handling .appathe tullllengthiof the,l same, isyan elongated-horiaratus. aantal .track-,section ifinoluding-anfupper hor-i- =1Ani important object'ff the yinvention-isi` to rj'zontaltwebrornplate' 2D, ihayingfdepend-ing::longisprovide meansforirhandl-ing oil Well `loipeor-cestudina-lly:spacedfvertical-,knuckles2 Iadaptedfor 2;ing,-\irhen runningtheesa-meinto or pullingitout f5 ;.intertting ,withtthknuokles I6, and-;bel'ng.pro eftamoilwell. tyided "-,with :longitudinally faligned openings 22,

'Af .further lobj ect of the iirwentionlr is' -toprovide vsi-liiohil registerM witnpthesopeningsf 'I l- -in t assembly apparatus for :handlingr-.pipewhich will save time and also receive ther-hinge rod' I8. `.'-'Il1 1ev traclosec- .and;labor,. and-,avoidfdamage to the pipe. tion`l9 furtherroomprisesovertically -zdepending 'A further f; obj ect# isf to provide pipe f handling 10 'sidenwebsorfgudesf 23; rigidly securedrto thelower apparatus-of the type"'includingai track. and cars, l`'ends' of: which.: areoinwardly;extendingwlongitudi- ,.iniwh-i'ch the carsvmay :be spotted' or `placed atany mal support railsortraokss. ideslred,:position-on the traek,flooked imposition Arranged to move loneitudinallyzonfzthe izai'ls'or d for 'loading pipe-:onto the oars, and' thenunloeked Atracks-'f24,f.al'id supportedf byinthe?. rails, are sepsnd tilted for rolling or unloadingY the pipe from 15 arate identical pipe supporting marriages 25. fthe cars. ifEaohfoarriage 25:1 includesi:anflate'horizontal top @A stillfurther objectlistoprovide apparat-usci ,:seotionf26, having transversely spaced. pairs 0f theabmley mentioned `classwwlfiieh Visr `loartieularly df1ongiilll'iilflllly'f'fillgrld'?Villlly uDS'taHding-fend designed foruseintoi1'='e1ds-,-or in connection with extensions or supports 27, having journalfopenowusfaithough capable (3f-general use, and-Which 201 iingszf.-28:which@ ins-each painter-erin.:longitudinal iisfsimlole;durable and substantially trouble` proof. alignment. 'f'Bhefiournaltopeningsreceive end otherl objects and advantages ofthe invention shaft extensions 291of`-speced parallel pipe-t rolls 11 will be 'apparent` duringv the Course of the follow- =30 in' free rotsttional,Y engagement. fEaoh^` carriage "ing-description. :p25 furth-eriinoludes:vertical' sidesr 3| carryingfhor- In theaccompanyingdrewingsj'forming apart 25=fizontalinwardly,i'extending '.bottom :seotionsf 32, ory this epplioation, and inb which 1i1ie numerals fhavin'ef vertically funstan'dine roller4 supportsif`33, sare .'ernployed'toideSgnall-,eiihk@v parts throughout havingijourl'lal Openingsfaa.

YfFLCrure 1 ish-zrside-:elevationofthejpipe hanloffoarrlagerollersorffvvheelsSl;vvlriohareadapt- ..-,'d1i.ngappamtus ,embodyngmy in-,rentonl lpartsmyedffor rollingron: 'the-upper surfacesofthe rails broken away-"andN showing the, ysame associated #24 -withn-0nventi0na1 @uwen den-ick, I'Arranged `.acl-J'a',cer1ti.=t0jone f end iofi the -base I 3, Figure 2 is a, plan View of'lthe apparatusvparts are transyerselyr'fspace'd f--vertieally f upstanding broken away, :supports 3] carrying-@horizontal rotatable Y`Figure 3 is an enlargedvertical.transverse sec- *35 #drums 0I"-"SD001S uitbng pferablyflprovided tion taken. on 1ine3 ;3 OffEigure 1) parts omitted, i,with;cranknhand1lesf 39; for rotating theidrums or Figure-'4 is` ag'greatly` enlarged Vvertical trans- `spools t-'Engaging foverfthef: rotatable spools`3`8, "*verseseotiomtaken Aon line 4 4 of Figure. 1, wand liar-'ranged within --suitable 'guide' I'OOVeS i Figure 5 is" afragmentary verticalv longitudinal formed 0n itheliperipheries of 'the spools, vare -suit- `sectiontaken on line 5-;5'of Figure 4, and, d10-table flexible o'ables 40orf the* like. The-arrange- ,Feuref 6 is a fragmentary vertical section taken 'lment 0f 'fthe' Gables-40 onfithe -spoolsff38 tis-suoh, `'online' B-Bof Figure 4. fk'thatt'when-eachfspooliis rotated, one endor run 1n: the drawings, where for the purposeof illus- "i0f'fl1'tSfiassoeiatedf c'agblea,.-is...w0und uponfthe- SBOI,

tration, is shown a preferred embodimentoffmy Awh-ile:theother: end-,onrunis unwound -fronrthe ""inventiom'the ;numeral I0 'designates` a standard i `i15"3p001 ginrpole or derrickffor use inx runningjpipe JOne-fend/ireaoh/cable "40- is rigidly attached intoor pulling, the same out of an oil well I2, or nearime end'ofeachCairragZ-s" by' means of* a theka suitable 'olampdoloek1 4 I; or the like, moun-tedupon In the Dipehndlng: ippalatusproper, wherein "theinnery surface of oneof 'the-roller supports 33. my invention resides, the numeral I3 designates "fi'fhe ODPGSG* end 0f^a0h--`0b1e 40' S l'dlyatl an-elongated relatively stationary basa-Which is 17a-Shed near the QDDOS@ end"'f eah Caliag', in the general form of an inverted'T in transverse 'f`by"-mea`r1s `of another ofthe 'Clampblocks 4 I, cross section. 'I-he,baseql31hasivar'lower flat hori- "-'mountwlllon the' rOHeI Support 133 whichv is zontalloase plate I4, and a vertically upstanding `t`S`@Mlifl0n'gi-tufdilieilly from-the rstnamed roller .web-,orl support plate l5,"having longitudinauyszsf.support-on "thatcarriase The cables 740, pass 'spaced vertical knuckles 1S. 'The knuckles. I6 "bolllplilley'wheels "42; arranged di'acelt'tothe :have longitudinally aligned openings I'Ifor 4re- J'Opposite' erid 0fSheba-Se "|53, and spaced trans- "oeivinga hingerod 'I8. 'versely from each other;` and rotatably mounted Mounted upon the vertical web I5, and extend- "Jwithin the forked or' yoke ends'43 of horizontal ing longitudinally of the base I3, for substantially 60 rods 44, carrying nuts 45. The rods 44 carry fouled or causing any trouble.

openings near the upper ends of the xed supports 41, and the rods are positioned under the influence of the springs 46, which maintain the cables 40 taut, and which also absorb the shock of sudden starts and stops by the carriages 25.

Removable blocks or stops 48, or the like, may be arranged between the lower surfaces of the rails 24, and the top surface of the base `plate I4, to prevent the tilting of the track section I9. These blocks 48 are shown in place in Figures 1 and 3 of the drawings, and arranged at the ends of the base plate I4, so as not to interfere with the longitudinal movement of the carriages 25.

It should be noted that the arrangement of the cables 40 is such, that the same are substantially enclosed by the track section I9 at all times, and this lessens the prob-ability of the cables being Also, the carriage rollers or wheels 36 are substantially enclosed within the track section I9, and mud, ice, and the like, do not tend to hamper the free rolling of the wheels.

The operation and use of the pipe handling apparatus is as follows:

Pipe or casing sections II are pulled from the oil well by the derrick i0. These pipe sections are heavy and would be difcult to handle, manually.

The carriages are spotted or positioned at any desired point along the track section I9,'br means of the crank handles 39, or by suitable automatic means. As illustrated in Figure 1, one en'd of the pipe being handledis placed between the pipe rolls 3D of one carriage 25. The friction and weight of the drum or spool 38 which ls associated with that carriage isso little, as is the friction in the rollers 36` of that carriage, that the weight of the pipe being handled causes the carriage 25 to roll automaticallyto the posi--` tion shown in dotted lines, in Figure 1, where the pipe may be rested horizontally, on the rolls 30 of both carriages 25 of the apparatus.

Whenvit is desired to lift pipe sections from the pipe handling apparatus, as when running` the pipe sections into the well, the carriage 25 which supports the lower end of the pipev being lifted will roll automatically to a position such as that shown in full lines in Figure 1.

During such operation of the handling appa-` ratus, as has been described, the blocks 48 should be in place, to prevent the track section I9 from being tilted about the hinge rod I8. However, when it is desired to dump or roll the pipe being handled from its horizontal position upon the rolls of both carriages 25, and onto the ground or a flat car, or the like, the track section I9 .may be tilted, by any suitable means to a position illustrated in dotted lines in Figure 3, where rangement of parts, may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit of my invention, or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is: A

l. Pipe handling apparatus, comprising a base, including a base plate and a support web, a track section pivotally mounted upon the support web and adapted to tilt laterally of the same and including an upper plate, side webs secured to the upper plate, lower inwardly extending rails secured to the side webs, carriages mounted upon the track section and including top sections, depending sides secured to the top sections, bottom sections secured to the depending sides and extending inwardly from the same, upstanding roller supports secured to the bottom sections, rollers carried by the roller supports for rolling upon the rails, the arrangement being such that the rollers are substantially enclosed by said upper plate said side webs and said rails,` spaced rolls mounted upon the top sections, flexible cables having ends attached near the opposite'ends of the carriages, rotatable spools arranged adjacent to the track section and adapted for simultaneously winding and unwinding the opposite ends of the cables for moving the carriages separately longitudinally in either direction along the track section, the arrangement being such that the cables are substantially enclosed by said upper plate and said side webs.

2. Pipe handling apparatus, comprising a base including a base plate and a support web, a track section pivotally mounted upon the support web and adapted to tilt laterally of the same and including an upper plate, side webs, and rails, carriages mounted upon the track section and including top sections, sides secured to the top sections, bottom sections secured to the sides, roller supports secured to the bottom sections, rollers carried by the roller supports for rolling upon the rails, the arrangement being such that the rollers are substantially enclosed by said upper plate, said side webs and said rails, spaced rolls mounted upon the top sections and adapted for supporting pipe and means including flexible cables and rotatable spools for moving the carriages separately in either direction longitudinally along the rails.

3. In pipe handling apparatus, a base, a. track section pivotally mounted upon the base and adapted to tilt laterally and including an upper plate, side webs and rails, pipe supporting carriages mounted upon the track section and inl cluding top sections, sides secured to ,the top sections, bottom sections secured to the sides, roller supports secured to the bottom sections, rollers carried by the roller supports for rolling upon 'the rails, the arrangement being such that the rollers are substantially inclosed by said upper plate said side webs and said rails, and means .to move the carriages separately in either direction longitudinally of the rails,

CARL W. POOL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Williams Nov. 30, 1943 

